Children's Festival 2025
Take a look at the exciting children's authors and events we have planned for our 2025 festival
Marc Makes Comics
Room for comics is a vibrant comics & cartoon-art studio based in Macclesfield. They are coming to Leek for our festival! They are dedicated to supporting creativity, imagination & confidence through drawing workshops with NO rules & ZERO restrictions!
Matt Buckingham children's author and illustrator
Join Matt with exciting storytelling, an intriguing look through Matt’s own artwork and inspiration followed by an engaging child-led activity based on story and character development. Art workshops include making anything from books, character masks, cards and group collages.
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​Kathy Tallentire children's author
Staffordshire-based author and publisher of beautifully illustrated picture books that children will want to read over and over again. If you'd like to hear an interview on local radio you can do so on the Moorlands Radio website. We chat about Nana Duck, Rescue Me and writing in general.
​Gary Fyles children's author
Gary Fyles, the Director of ThinkingBigger Ltd, a primary teacher and leader of over twenty years, is a published children’s author (Bumblebee, ThinkingBigger) and illustrator and a growth mindset coach.
Charlotte Rowley
Charlotte Rowley will be running a poetry workshop at our festival suitable for ages 7 - 11 years old.
Story reading : Sea Slug or Alien Bug
Join Caroline as she reads the newly published story Sea Slug or Alien Bug?
The Reading Fairy session
Free The Reading Fairy session children aged 1-5 years
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Polly Pin
​Polly Pin is a unique story that has been created with love for children and a passion for sewing.